Watching the large number of Chariot-type Honkai Beasts rapidly approaching from a distance, Ethan Lane calmly began to chant a spell. When the Honkai Beasts were only a hundred meters away, he suddenly shouted, "Ice Arrow!" In front of him, numerous ice arrows, as thick as fingers, suddenly appeared. Like a downpour, they shot swiftly towards the swarm of Honkai Beasts in the sky.
These ice arrows were relatively small, but their speed was extremely fast, hitting the flying Honkai Beasts in the blink of an eye. *Pitter-patter*, it was like rain hitting banana leaves, but the ice arrows didn't pierce through them. However, Ethan Lane hadn't expected them to. After these ice arrows shattered on impact, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped sharply. In almost an instant, most of the Honkai Beasts in the sky were frozen solid, falling to the ground with a series of crashes.
Looking at the few that had slipped through the net, Ethan Lane quickly sent another wave, then began chanting again, shouting, "Ice Shatter!" *Crack*, the frozen Honkai Beasts instantly shattered into pieces.
These incantations were all magical spells from the Dao Yan Record. Without chanting, the spells couldn't be cast. He had never thought that magic could be cast as long as there was energy similar to Spiritual Qi, and with the help of Honkai Energy's versatile nature, the spells he cast were not limited.
Not only that, these spells were originally not usable by a novice cultivator like him. But for some reason, he could cast them using the Spiritual Qi transformed from Honkai Energy, although their power was less than the original spells.
"What was I worried about? This is easy. Times have changed. Job done, time to head home!" Ethan Lane turned to leave, but his steps faltered, and he turned to look into the distance. Snow was flying everywhere in the distance, as if a large number of things were running on the ground, getting closer and closer. The snow on the pine trees next to Ethan Lane began to fall.
When they appeared in Ethan Lane's field of vision, his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Knight-type Honkai Beasts, at least twenty of them. This is going to be tough." They ran extremely fast, their speed not slowing down at all even in the snow. In Honkai Impact 3rd, their speed seemed average, but in reality, they were faster than ordinary warhorses.
Ethan Lane's mind raced, thinking of a solution. Looking at the snow mist they kicked up, he smirked and said, "Since ordinary snow can't stop you, what about ice?" He looked at the Knight-type Honkai Beasts, now only a few hundred meters away. They showed no intention of dodging even when blocked by trees, crashing through everything in their path, leaving a trail of ruined trees in their wake.
"Ice Arrow Rain!" He had renamed the Ice Arrow spell; this name was more descriptive. After casting several waves in a row, Ethan Lane gasped for breath. The Spiritual Qi consumption was a bit high. However, the hundred-meter-long, twenty-meter-wide stretch of snow in front of him was now completely frozen over.
The Knight-type Honkai Beasts showed no intention of dodging and charged straight onto the frozen snowfield. Then, all twenty-plus Honkai Beasts slipped and tumbled into a chaotic pile. The Honkai Knights on top of the fallen beasts were not thrown off, as if they were rooted in place, not even crying out when they fell.
Ethan Lane grinned and cast another wave of Ice Arrow Rain. However, the effect made him frown. The spell was not very effective against them. Many of the Honkai Beasts were not frozen, and some only had a thin layer of frost, which merely slowed their movements slightly.
"Since freezing is ineffective, let's have a barbecue! Burn to ashes!" A massive fireball instantly engulfed several Knight-type Honkai Beasts. *Boom!* The scene was filled with fiery explosions, one after another.
One fireball could only cover a few Honkai Beasts, so Ethan Lane cast more than a dozen fireballs in a row until his Spiritual Qi was almost depleted. He panted, leaning on his waist, and said, "Damn, that was tiring. Good thing there weren't as many as the Chariot-types, otherwise I would have died of exhaustion before I could wipe them out."
Ethan Lane looked at the Honkai Beasts soaking in what looked like boiling water and chuckled, "A pot of Honkai Beast soup. I wonder how it tastes. With so many of them, my strength should increase a lot."
Just as Ethan Lane was about to step forward, his expression suddenly changed. An extreme sense of danger enveloped him. There was no time to think. He quickly circulated his Spiritual Qi and threw himself to the side. Not a second after he moved, a huge dark shadow from the sky slammed into the spot where he had just been standing.
"Bang!" Like a bomb exploding, snow splattered more than ten meters high. Ethan Lane, somewhat disheveled, climbed up from the ground, looking grimly at the snow-filled scene. "What the hell was that!" Suddenly, two large, crimson eyes appeared in the snow mist, followed by a roar. A giant Honkai Beast leaped into the air and smashed down towards him.
This time, Ethan Lane was prepared and quickly dodged to the side. *Bang!* The huge Honkai Beast missed. Looking at the massive, five- or six-meter-tall Honkai Beast moving slowly out of the snow mist, Ethan Lane sucked in a breath of cold air. "A Chariot-type! You've got to be kidding me, is there a Honkai Beast convention today? Is an Emperor-class Honkai Beast going to come chat with me next?!"
The air itself seemed to grow heavy. This thing moved extremely slowly, like an adult man taking a stroll; he could easily outrun it. And there was only one. But it could jump. Still, just one should be easy to deal with.
It seemed that the sound of dense footsteps was coming from the distance. Ethan Lane looked back and saw Kakarov running over with dozens of people. He shouted as he ran, "Lane, we're here to help!" "That idiot, what good are your few rifles? Are you just here to cause trouble?" Ethan Lane muttered.
Kakarov and the militia quickly ran to his side. Ethan Lane said without preamble, "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to organize the villagers' retreat? Can you even deal with Honkai Beasts?" "Lane, I have a gun..." Ethan Lane snatched the gun from him and fired a few shots at the Chariot-type Honkai Beast. *Clang clang clang*, sparks flew, but the Honkai Beast was completely unharmed.
"You see! Now get out of here!" Ethan Lane threw the gun back at him and roared. "Ah?! Okay, I'm leaving right now." Kakarov fumbled to catch the gun and turned to leave. The Honkai Beast, which had been motionless for a while, finally moved. Its pillar-like arms spread out in front, and its mouth opened wide, sucking in a deep breath.
Ethan Lane's heart sank. It was that move. He roared at Kakarov, "Run!" Then he turned and quickly began to chant a spell. But before Kakarov and the others could get more than a few steps, the Honkai Beast opened its mouth, and a huge blast of air erupted, sweeping up the snow on the ground to form a massive snow wall that rushed towards them.
Ethan Lane mobilized all the Spiritual Qi in his body to form an ice wall, but against the much larger snow wall, his ice wall was as fragile as a three-year-old facing a giant. "Ahhh!!!" Ethan Lane roared, desperately absorbing the surrounding Honkai Energy and injecting it directly into the ice wall without conversion. The ice wall seemed to stabilize for a moment.
But less than a second later, the ice wall shattered into pieces. The huge blast of air sent them all flying. The ice shards mixed within were like sharp daggers, piercing straight through Ethan Lane's body. "*Splat! Ptoo!*" Ethan Lane fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood. He gritted his teeth and climbed up, looking at the people scattered everywhere. Disregarding his own injuries, he hurriedly began to search for Kakarov.
Few of the people who had been blown away were still alive; many had been turned into sieves by the ice shards. When Ethan Lane found Kakarov, a huge ice spike was embedded in his back, one of his arms was missing, and he was unconscious.
Ethan Lane quickly knelt down and helped him up. Looking at the ice spike in his back, he gritted his teeth and pulled it out. Then, he began to channel the white-purple Spiritual Qi in his body, desperately absorbing Honkai Energy, converting it into Spiritual Qi, and pouring it into Kakarov.
He didn't care if this Spiritual Qi would corrode Kakarov; all he wanted was to save him. Fortunately, the Spiritual Qi seemed to be very effective, and the bleeding from his wound stopped, which made him sigh in relief.
Ethan Lane looked at the Chariot-type Honkai Beast in the distance. It seemed a bit sluggish after using that attack and was standing still. This gave him a moment of respite to focus on healing Kakarov.
He had only been healing for ten seconds when the ground suddenly began to tremble. Ethan Lane's face changed drastically. He quickly looked towards the source of the vibration. A much taller Chariot-type Honkai Beast had appeared in his line of sight. It paused for a moment, then quickly leaped into the air.